Welcoming the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Welfare Trends Report published today (Thursday), which contains an authoritative account of the generosity and spending pressures associated with Universal Credit (UC) over the next five years, David Finch, Senior Economic Analyst at the Resolution Foundation, said: “Universal Credit is a huge change to our welfare state with … Continued

Resolution Foundation says that major reforms are needed to make a success of the flagship welfare reform programme With the roll-out of the full Universal Credit service finally starting today (Wednesday) – it is being rolled out to five jobcentres including Bath and Newcastle Cathedral Square, with more to follow in the coming months … Continued

Working households on Universal Credit are set to lose an average of £1,000 in 2020, rising to £1,300 for those with children, despite the welcome reversal of the main cuts to tax credits announced in the Spending Review ­– according to new analysis published today (Thursday) by the independent think-tank the Resolution Foundation. The Foundation notes that these losses will … Continued

New research shows the Treasury could reverse the most damaging tax credit cuts and still meet key fiscal objectives The government has several options for funding a reversal of its planned tax credit cuts, but pushing ahead with tweaked proposals would be expensive, leave millions of families worse off, and produce perverse work incentives, according … Continued

Making Universal Credit (UC) easier to use could boost employment and prevent the risk of penalising families whose earnings and outgoings don’t fit into a neat monthly pattern, according to a new report published today (Monday) by the Resolution Foundation. The think-tank’s nine-month review of Universal Credit considers how the once-in-a-generation welfare reform is equipped … Continued

Working families moving onto Universal Credit could become ‘second class savers’, with any money put aside potentially counting against their benefit entitlement, according to a new report to be published on Monday (8 June) by the independent think-tank the Resolution Foundation. Making it work – the final report of a nine-month review of Universal Credit … Continued